large attendance; full house; capacity audience
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
envelope containing a bonus paid to venue staff on the occasion of a full house; full house bonus
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one grain; one drop; one bead
unkindness; inhumanity; heartlessness
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
within; inside of; less than
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
to polish up; to shine up
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to pluck; to pick; to tear
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
turnover rate (merchandise, capital)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to increase; to add to; to augment